Martin Havlat had an assist for the Sharks in his return from a seven-game absence with a lower-body injury.

"Effort was better, results are the same," said Sharks coach Todd McLellan. "I thought we took a tight-checking game and turned it into a track meet, and that certainly doesn't favor us."

Anaheim got started when a horrible Sharks line change led to a 2-on-1 chance for Beauchemin, who patiently held the puck before firing a shot into the far top corner behind Niemi.

Demers evened the score late in the first period on a slap shot through a screen in front of Fasth.

Holland put the Ducks ahead with the finish on a slick 3-on-2 rush for his second goal of the season. Etem then broke down the slot and got a pass from Daniel Winnik for a one-timer.

Getzlaf easily scored Anaheim's third goal of the second period on a pass from Etem during a 2-on-1 shorthanded break.

Marleau scored in the final minute of the second period, and Irwin trimmed the lead to one early in the third.

"That late goal got us within two there, and we came out in the third really strong," Marleau said. "We were playing really well after that. We just had a couple of bad lapses there, and they took advantage."

Beauchemin completed the scoring into an empty net with 45.9 seconds left.

The Sharks played without left wing Ryane Clowe, who has an injured shoulder.